Outgoing Party-State
Incompetent or Self-Interested? Comments on Kotkin’s Uncivil Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11629526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kazimierz Z Poznański (University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 161-166 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | East Central Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3037 • E-ISSN: 1876-3308 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18763308-04001011 |
| OpenAlex | W2030644023 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Although this is an unorthodox book and prone to rejection, it is simply too well researched for such a hasty conclusion. In fact, at close scrutiny, it might even be one of the most accomplished accounts of the socialist demise in the former Soviet Bloc. One can pick, as I will, some few points to debate, but as a whole the book defends itself very well. What is unorthodox is Kotkin’s critique of the prevailing argument that the post-1989 transition is the product of a revolution that swept away the socialist system throughout the former Soviet Bloc in order to
Ancient history · Argument (complex analysis · Demise · Economics · Modern history · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Product (mathematics · Scrutiny · Sociology · State (computer science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European history and politics · History · Law · Soviet and Russian History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |